Today is day one of expected to be five Straight Days of wet weather. Lets get right to the Weather Center and abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma, drew. Lets get you down to live doppler seven at this hour. I want to zone in, see all that yellow and orange over the pacific. This is about to move in. So i want to time out this heavy rain that yellow cell you see moving to the north and to the east, so about 6 04 moving into daly city, 6 23 around emeryville and 6 30 richmond and after 6 30, around 6 38 expect this downpour to move into your neighborhood. With the heavy rain were tracking a flood advisory in effect for the entire region. The big threat is that ponding on roadways this evening thanks to heavy rain moving on shore. Could lead to more hydroplaning. Be careful out there this evening. A moderate storm were tracking brief downpours, also the gusty winds that could lead to possible Power Outages. This is one of three storms were tracking on the horizon. Well take a much closer look at the storm and the next two that fall in the full accuweather forecast in a few minutes, guys . Thank you, drew. We have Live Team Coverage across the bay area. Well get a look at the impact where you live in a few minutes. First to breaking news in san jose where four people have been burned in a condo fire. The fire broke out this afternoon in florence avenue. One firefighter is among those injured. David louie is live on the scene with the latest information, david . Reporter ama, we can tell you that firefighter received only minor injuries and is back on duty. The two occupants of the town hall are not as lucky. They are in the hospital after a fire broke out in their twostory townhouse shortly after 4 00 this afternoon. We have dramatic cell phone video from a neighbor that shows the flaming shooting out of the windows on the second floor as well as coming out of the ground floor quarters of this home. The residents were both up stairs and down stairs at the time and fire damage is still under investigation as to whether or not it happened broke out on the bottom floor or top. We did talk to a neighbor on hand to call 911 and call the Fire Department to come to the scene. And she saw a woman upstairs screaming for help. She was like hanging out the window, and were like just hold on. Hold on, they are coming, they are coming. She couldnt hold an any more and a neighbor came with a ladder and she was holding on with her fingertips and i was like oh my god, he came with the ladder and hopped the fence and opened the backdoor and a huge thing of flames came out. Reporter she is suffering from smoke inhalation. Were told the firefighter is back on duty, only had minor injuries. There is also are eight people displaced by this fire from five adjoining units. They will not be able to stay in their homes tonight. The Fire Department is still here and will continue to investigate what happened. We are live in east san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. Thanks a lot, david. Now back to the storm watch. Work crews have fanned out across the east bay in preparation for the weather rolling through and rain on the way. Our Live Team Coverage starts with abc 7 News ReporterLeslie Brinkley who is monitoring a huge sinkhole that officials are worried about, leslie. Reporter here in orinda, the rain is coming down and plenty of wind but the public works director says they are weathering this storm okay so far. Out on the roads across the east bay, there are plenty of challenges. Along grizzly peak boulevard through the hills, pg and e crews tried to keep up with the wind damage as toppled trees and branchs gave way as this new storm roared through. And in orinda, leaves dammed up storm dreams as a massive sink hole detoured traffic. If you peer down into this 22foot deep sink see the yellow stripe from the road that collapsed here last week. Work crews swarmed this area today making sure debris was cleared so the run off can flow. They are worried about the creek backing up and eroding more of minor road, a major thorough fair leading to homes where 3,000 residents live. Well have pumps here and we have our public works crews that will man these pumps 24 hours a day. We were so lucky that there was no accidents, anybody falling into that. Reporter up the street at sleepy hallow, a long anticipated family math night was cancelled. We dont know what the storm will bring and if another road happens to be close, or the detour route is closed, then people are going to be possibly stuck here. Reporter a treacherous night out here on the roads in roinda with the rain comining down. Crews will be there 24 hours a day until the sun they hope comes out monday. Reporting live in orinda, im leslie bring lkley. Thank you. This tree is blocking 130 and pedro view. It came down about 1 00 this afternoon. Crews are working to clear those branchs. And a large tree came crashing down on to a toyota suv this afternoon. It happened on treewood lane near landess avenue. It was one of two this afternoon. The other one that came down was about 300 feet away. In marin county, public works crews cleared debris out of novato showing the before and after. They had to clear the creek to make sure water could flow properly. Abc 7 News Reporter melanie woodro join us us where crews from several agaencies are prepared for water resrescues, needed, melanie . Reporter the wind and rain have really picked up in just the last couple of minutes here. This is where these crews will launch from. You know, they are always doing training exercises, but with an increased risk for flooding and high surf advisory, they tell me their training is more critical than ever. There were some weather related problems that are difficult to control. In marin county, an oak tree fell just after 2 00 p. M. But cant be cleared until pg and e secures the lines leaving many in their homes with no way to drive out until the road is cleared. In the meantime there was some potential weather related catastrophes. The Water Rescue Team says can be avoided. We say turn around, dont drown. If you see standing water, its not worth it and dont drive through it. Reporter a Small Craft Advisory is in effect until 4 00 a. M. The bay is one example of what the team will contend with tonight. Limited visibility with fog and navigating to points that are difficult to find. Reporter the nearly 30person team is currently training to rescue anyone that finds themselves in trouble in the water. Like these residents in nearby gurnville who had to be rest keyed last week. This is video of past rescues and training operations. 14 people trained until midnight and another 14 will go out at 8 00 tonight when conditions are expected to be even worse. Historical masks, fire extinguishers. Reporter they have tracking devices designed to operate in worstcase scenarios, situations the team hopes doesnt happen this time around. You see the conditions out here tonight. It is raining. Its extremely windy and now its dark. These are the conditions. The Water Rescue Team will have to face as they train this evening. Li live, melanie woodro. Mil pita s is one of many communities offering sandbags. They are available and come with one hitch. You have to fill the bags and tie them yourselves. Its called the city by the bay but today a better name for San Francisco is the city in gray. Abc 7 News Reporter lee an melendez continues Team Coverage how the city will keep people safe during the storm, lee an. Reporter i was talking to the office of Emergency Management and they said the safest place to be is of course your home. The city day monitoring trees and rock slides like the one here. This hillside across Glen Canyon Park has been unstable for more than a week. With more rain, the department of public works decided to once again close while crews secure the hillside. Cars were forced to turn around while preparations were made to begin knocking loose rocks first thing tomorrow morning. Tom pedista lives in the neighborhood. I never seen this street closed before in my entire life. Ive seen it in yosemite. They closed highway 140 with a rock slide there, but get some bulldozers out here and move it. Reporter the office of Emergency Management says conditions are unstable. Weve had a lot of rain this past week. With more rain on top of already saturated soil, it has increased risk for mudslides and landslides. Reporter city crews are on stand by in anticipation of any fallen trees. Despite the rain and winds, the National Parks service was still doing scheduled maintenance pruning trees to make sure they dont pose any danger of falling. Were expecting the winds up to 45 miles an hour and so, you know, our trees are already weak so we can expect more fallen trees. If you see a downed tree, call 311. Many you see a downed wire call 911. Reporter the closure here on oshaughnessy is a popular way for many people around this area to get to interstate 280. Public works told me this afternoon they hope to reopen by friday. Im live in San Francisco, lyanne melendez. Because of todays storm all remaining Ferry Service from San Francisco is cancelled. Buses will be available to help recru reroute passengers. New images continue to come in from the sierra tweeted by nancy bailee on highway 50 on the way to south tahoe. Chains are required here and nancy says there was several spinouts. Chains are required in the snowy and slick conditions in interstate 80. This is from castle peak. We have live doppler 7 on the app and enable push alerts to get weather advisories on your phone or tablet. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, right . Those who have dealt with past violent protest in oakland are putting that idea into action before today eadonald trumps inauguration. For the first time, San FranciscoPolice Release body camera of a shooting and what it shows has one city official shows has one city official asking a lot of questions. Shows has one city official asking a lot of questions. Its just a date. I can stay. Im good. I wont be late hey mom. Yeah. No kissing on the first date, alright . Life doesnt always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise well help you handle whats next. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. From chase. So you can. Live doppler 7 is tracking the level two storm, the first of several this week. Drew will be back with a full version of the forecast in about five minutes. When you get unusual weather where you live, take a photo or video. That will help us find your content and use it on the air or abc7news. Com. Former president george h. W. Burg and his wife barbara have both been hospitalized. The former president is in intensive care being treated for an acute respiratory issue. Hes stable and resting comfortable after a procedure to clear the airway. Barbara bush is being treated for fatigue and coughing. Protests are scheduled to start friday in oakland over the inauguration of donald trump as our next president of the united states. Its the beginning of back to back days of political protest. Laura anthony is in oakland with a look at the preparations, laura . Reporter hi, ama. Oakland saw its share of protests with the inauguration upon us, they are hoping to avoid a repeat performance. This City Employee spent his day going door to door in oaklands Downtown Business district doing out reach, providing information to Business Owners that might be concerned about upcoming demonstrations. We can anticipate with the inauguration on friday, a lot of activity. Reporter city officials will activate the Emergency Operation center and old police days off are cancelled to manage large crowds and handle problems like oakland saw after the election. The destruction has damaged the reputation of some of the activists and organizers and so what were hearing is there is a focus more on disruption than destruction. Reporter the largest event will be saturday with the womens march through downtown. We talked with a good amount of businesses that actually said they were going to have a table right outside of their business, and cheering us on. Reporter iris will be speaking at the womens march. We need peaceful results to change and include everyone and if someone tears up personal property or businesses, thats not going to be something that im interested in. Reporter this store owner on telegraph avenue received a visit from the city but he told us hes not worried about trouble from the protesters. Rather, he plans to join them. I will be there at 7 00 at the Federal Building on friday by myself. Reporter to protest . Yeah. Reporter one car dealership along broadway told us they wont board up the windows but move their cars inside. In oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. It appears donald trump will enter the white house without most of his cabinet picks approved. Today several more faced tough questions on capitol hill. Nominee for house secretary tom price refeuded claims appealing the Affordable Care act would leave millions without insurance and didnt rule out cuts to medicare or medicaid and scott pruett gave answers about Climate Change that did not sit well with democrats. Im asking your personal opinion. My personal opinion is in material really . To the job of youre going to be the head of the agency to protect the environment, and your personal feelings about whether Climate Change is caused by human activity and Carbon Emissions is inmaterial. Nikki haley the nominee for the ambassador at the u. N. Criticized how the u. N. Treated israel and promised there would not be a Muslim Registry in the u. S. Abc news confirmed 60 democratic members of congress will not attend the inauguration. Well have the first to decide against attending was barbara lee whose district includes the east bay. A total of 15 california representatives arent going to fridays event. Abc 7 news anchor dan ashley is headed to washington d. C. Today and will be t there forhe inauguration. Hell provide us with live reports tomorrow and friday. New at 6 00, ac transit is expressing disappointment after oaklands Public Schools decided to stop funding bus rides for its students. It operates more than a dozen routes that begin or end at oakland Public Schools, extra buses also run after dismissal at certain schools. The state mandates they pay 2. 5 billion. Its not clear why the School District made this move. Ac transit is trying to find a way to keep serving students. Now youre accuweather forecast with drew tuma. Weve seen rain for the bad part of the day today and well see periods of heavy rain begin to move on shore. The storm is not over yet. Live doppler seven showing you that heavy rain. What i want to zoom in for you off the coast right now, you see these pops of yellow and orange and red within this rain. This is some heavy rain about to move on shore. Want to get in a litter tighter and show you where the downpours are falling at this hour. Look over the marina north beach and parts of the financial district, heavy rain along tiberon and around oakland and alameda. I want to time out the cell moving to the north and east. 6 25 walnut creek and expect downpours 6 30 in concord and 6 41 around pittsburgh and 6 46 antioch and more heavy rain into rio vista. Were seeing dry spots but light showers will work into the picture in the next hour and we do expect one round of heavy rain to move through the south bay around 8 00 tonight. The entire region under a flood advisory. We seen a healthy amount of rain today and those heavy rain showers moving on shore this hour could mean some ponding on the roadways and smaller streams increase to overflow the banks. Take note of that. Along with the rain, this is a onetwo punch. These winds are very impressive at this hour. Out of the south gusting to 46 miles an hour and 40 in oakland and 44 san jose and 43 Miles Per Hour in Half Moon Bay and that south wind is keeping temperatures pretty station narcotic stationa stationary. Not a mistake. The south wind can bump you to 61. Thats mild air we have over us now. The storm impact scale a two. A moderate storm were tracking the brief downpours moving on shore right now and gusty winds continue and Power Outages are still possible. Future weather by 10 00, were tracking the tail end of the system beginning to move through the region and the activity tends to quiet down around midnight. Thats a similar story for winds. They are whipping but once the front moves through in the next couple hours, the winds will relax as we approach the midnight hour. As we go into future weather, thursday morning, its still unsettled. So thursday morning there could still be a light shower around. So just have the umbrella handy. It will not be wide spread rain like today but early friday morning, another storm will move in here and this will be another two, moderate storm. More heavy rain and more wind. So future weather showing in the predawn hours on friday, here comes heavy rain once again even 5 00 if youre up early for commuting, it will be a slow go. Winds are gusting over 40 Miles Per Hour and the heavy rain is coming down. The accuweather sevenday forecast, an active period tonight. At least through sunday. Tomorrow scattered showers and friday there is rain and wind once again in between systems on saturday but not completely dry and then sunday thats the third storm in the trio arriving early in the morning. All right. Thank you so much, drew. Well, this amazing musician tells us he almost changed his c